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The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
by Bill Bishop
from Houghton Mifflin
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Crucial to understanding today's U.S. political environment
I found this book to be full of valuable insight and data to help me understand the reasons behind the cultural division within our country that have gradually transpired over the past 30 years. It's not as simple as what many on both sides of the political aisle want us to believe; that the Republicans or conservatives are dogmatic or afraid of change. Or Democrats or liberals are wanting to tax everyone to death and move toward socialism. The reasons for the emerging division are complex and rooted in... more info
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politically meaningful
I'm concerned with the increasing divisions between left and right America - this book seems at least to be hitting on some of my concerns.
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Provocative new thesis, well-researched and argued, rather one-sided
Bill Bishop has a simple thesis. Americans have segregated themselves politically and culturally. Most of us now have the money and opportunity to move around, and a huge number of us have taken this opportunity to move to places where we are more comfortable, where there are more people like us. The result, he argues is that the country increasingly consists of enclaves, which are either overwhelmingly liberal or overwhelming conservative. This pattern, he argues, is self-reinforcing. As most areas become... more info
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Interesting but speculative 
The authors' thesis is intriguing. U.S. counties are becoming increasingly homogenous in their lifestyle and politics. As a result, they are becoming polarized. The authors state this phenomenon is more pronounced for Republican counties. They are concerned that our society has become increasingly fragmented with close by communities having radically different sets of values. The authors partly explain this clustering into homogenous communities over the past three decades resulting in polarizing... more info
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